Solved: CodeREDs emergency alert system got hacked. Anyone else think this is a bigger deal than people realize?

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TL;DR: The CodeRED emergency alert system was compromised due to exposed credentials, highlighting a critical systemic failure in secrets management that allows attackers to gain control of public infrastructure. The solution involves immediate credential revocation and Git history scrubbing, followed by implementing robust secrets management systems like HashiCorp Vault to fetch credentials at runtime and prevent future exposure. Exposed credentials, often hardcoded or accidentally committed to public repositories, are the primary attack vector for breaches like the CodeRED hack.

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